Communication - American Megatrends Express 788 Hardware Manual

MegaRAC™ Express Software Modules,

Communication

The operating system-specific management services
support the standard management protocols. An enterprise
network system is typically run by a management
application. This application is based upon certain
management standards such as Simple Network
Management Protocol (SNMP.) Management through
SNMP uses the in-band network.
The user interface is the interaction between MegaRAC™
Express and the user. The interface is an intuitive GUI-
based application. This 32-bit application runs under
Windows 2000, Windows NT 4.0, Windows 95 and
Windows 98. The user interface for MegaRAC™ Express
is the Management Console. The management console lets
the user access the MegaRAC™ Express card and use the
Console Redirection Service, and Console Command
Service.
The communication layer of the Management Console is
socket based. The MegaRAC™ Express firmware supports
standard BSD sockets, which the Management Console
uses to communicate with the MegaRAC™ Express card.
The features that the management station offers are
collectively known as event services. The MegaRAC™
Express software architecture allows the event services to
be distributed; they can reside with the management
console or in any separate management station.
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